How to configure NIS client for user information only and LDAP server for authentication?

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Issue

  • How to configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux system to fetch user information from the NIS server whereas authentication of users would happen against the LDAP server?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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